踏話頭

Chinese

		step on	starting portion of one's speech; thread of discourse; subject under discussion
trad. (踏話頭)		踏	話頭
simp. (踏话头)		踏	话头

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ta̍h-ōe-thâu

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ta̍h-ōe-thâu
    • Tâi-lô: ta̍h-uē-thâu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: daq'oextaau
    • IPA (Taipei): /ta(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ ue³³⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ta(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ ue²²⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ta(ʔ)²⁴⁻² ue⁴¹⁻²² tʰau²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ta(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ ue³³⁻²¹ tʰau²³/

Verb

踏話頭

1. (Quanzhou, Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) to make it clear beforehand; to forewarn
2. (Taiwanese Hokkien) to hint what one will do in one's speech

Synonyms

• (to forewarn): 有言在先 (yǒuyán zàixiān)

Noun

踏話頭

1. (Taiwanese Hokkien) preface; foreword; introductory remarks; preamble; prelude

Synonyms

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• 前序 (qiánxù)
• 前言 (qiányán)
• 前記 / 前记 (qiánjì)
• 卷首語 / 卷首语 (juànshǒuyǔ)
• 導言 / 导言 (dǎoyán)
• 小序 (xiǎoxù)
• 小引 (xiǎoyǐn)
• 序 (xù)
• 序文 (xùwén)
• 序言 (xùyán)
• 弁言 (biànyán) (literary)
• 引言 (yǐnyán)
• 抐話頭 / 抐话头 (Hokkien)
• 發刊詞 / 发刊词 (fākāncí) (to a new periodical)
• 短序 (duǎnxù)
• 緒言 / 绪言 (xùyán)
• 緒論 / 绪论 (xùlùn)
• 自序 (zìxù) (by the author)
• 話頭 / 话头 (Hokkien)
• 開場白 / 开场白 (kāichǎngbái)
• 頭序 / 头序 (Hokkien)

References

• “踏話頭”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.